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How can a smile be so misunderstood? For Nell, it's a sign of friendship. To her male colleagues, it's so much more. With two men intent on securing her affections, and little chance of escape, life for Nell is challenging. Until she finds an unexpected guardian. Her savior is charming and chivalrous, but when he unwittingly causes more problems than he solves, she finally snaps.

Pablo Neruda, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, finished writing The Captain's Verses in 1952 while in exile on the island of Capri - the paradisiacal setting for the blockbuster film Il Postino ( The Postman). Surrounded by sea, sun, and Capri's natural splendors, Neruda addressed these poems to his lover, Matilde Urrutia, before they were married, but he didn't publish them publicly until 1963.

For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From the moment young Jim Hawkins first encounters the sinister Blind Pew at the Admiral Benbow Inn until the climactic battle for treasure on a tropic isle, the novel creates scenes and characters that have fired the imaginations of generations of fans. Written by a superb prose stylist, a master of both action and atmosphere, the story centers upon the conflict between good and evil - but in this case a particularly engaging form of evil.

A doctor hires out to a whaling vessel bound for the Arctic, where the ship becomes icebound. Strange moanings are soon heard on the Polar wind, and ghostly apparitions appear out on the ice. The ship's senior officers are convinced they have something to do with the captain's mysterious past, but who can say for sure, since he appears to be slowly going insane?

This is a radio version of the famous Jules Verne classic about Captain Nemo and his submarine, the Nautilus, scouring the oceans of the world in a mad search for vengeance. This 1 hour version was originally broadcast on Historyradio.org, and is narrated by Michael Henrik Wynn...

A letter from a sea captain, signed only with cryptic initials, directs an experienced sailor to built and outfit a ship, and to assemble a crew to sail on a dangerous adventure. The voyage starts towards a northerly destination with, as far as anyone knows, no captain aboard. After some time at sea, the captain finally appears and announces his identity, and his plan to sail to the North Pole. The crew faces dangers and hardship as they fight their way through the icy seas, while the captain drives them with single-minded focus to find a passage ever farther north.

Deep-cutting spiritual poems addressing the deepest human feelings.

Deep cutting spiritual poems addressing the deepest human feelings.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Jules Verne published The Adventures of Captain Hatteras (Voyages et Aventures du capitaine Hatteras) in 1866, and it's one of his darkest books. This isn't a cheerful adventure story—it's about what happens when ambition curdles into obsession...

Piotr Andréyevich llega con su fiel criado Savélich a la fortaleza Belogórskaya. Allí se enamora de María Ivánovna, la hija del capitán. Por culpa de la interpretación de un poema, Piotr se bate en duelo con Alexéi Ivánich Shvabrin, del que sale mal parado. Ante la amenaza de la posible incursión de Pugachov, la fortaleza se prepara militarmente, tras el asalto, Piotr se libra por suerte de la horca y Pugachov queda en la fortaleza. El joven Andréyevich recibe un aviso de ir a servir militarmente a Oremburgo.

Classic short stories by a beloved virtuoso of language, craft, and madness from the American South “His writing was anarchic and wonderfully funny. He sounded like what you’d get if you stirred three heaping teaspoons of Thomas Pynchon and Terry Southern into a jar of Eudora Welty...

A double serving of thrilling vintage spy drama featuring the tenacious Captain Jim Nicholson "These productions are pure ‘Boys Own'-style entertainment...I found them to be thoroughly engrossing, with the actors conveying earnestness throughout." - Entertainment Focus A treat from the archive...

Brought to you by Penguin. A young boy, Victor, is collected from school by a stranger in a bowler hat - the stranger says he has won Victor in a game of backgammon with Victor's father. The stranger, known as the Captain, takes Victor to live with the sweet but withdrawn Lisa, where he serves...

In der schriftlich fixierten Sprachanwendung ist Albert Ehrenstein den meisten zeitgenössischen Autoren um Lichtjahre voraus, dennoch ist er bis heute nahezu unbekannt. Gepaart mit herrlicher Situationskomik und einem großartigen Verständnis für Menschen und Gesellschaftsstrukturen entsteht so eine bemerkenswerte Prosa, welche ihren poetischen Glanz auf diesem Hörbuch in Form der folgenden Erzählungen erstrahlen lässt: Captain ist ein Hund, der in der Lage ist seinem Herrn, dem Ich-Erzähler, seine Gedanken mitzuteilen.

Pablo Neruda, ganador del Premio Nobel de Literatura, terminó de escribir Los versos del Capitán en 1952 mientras estaba en el exilio en la isla de Capri, paradisíaco escenario de la exitosa película Il Postino. Rodeada por el mar, el sol y los esplendores naturales de Capri, Neruda dirigió estos poemas a su amante Matilde Urrutia antes de casarse, pero no los publicó hasta 1963.

JOHNNY BLACKDAWN no es más aquel adolescente que se debatía entre ser un pirata o servir en la Marina Real británica. Su camino lo ha llevado a convertirse en capitán de capitanes. Sus habilidades en alta mar le han valido el mote, así como sus hazañas al frente de El Espectro, el letal barco pirata que ha golpeado una y otra vez a la Compañía de las Indias. Pero tras su éxito al frente de una revolución de bucaneros, Johnny ha dejado tras de sí grandes enemigos que esperan pacientemente el momento de vengarse.

Brought to you by Penguin. Sometimes we must look to the past to survive the future. A novel about what really matters in life from the bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin Q wants a simpler and safer life. His work as a quantum cryptographer for the government has led him to believe...